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You have gracefully put into words a collection of ideas and conclusions that God has been waking me up to recently. I say “right on”, and won’t try to further the conversation by repeating what you’ve already said. I’m a songwriter, and though my SAT verbal score was abysmal (though the math and other analytical sections went splendidly), I still attempt to express truths in my stumbling way. My latest lyrics-in-progress mirror similar concerns – how many ‘Christian’ songs (including worship songs) sing to a ‘you’ who is never defined anywhere in the song.
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What’s the problem with Christian music?
We don’t even mention the name of Christ anymore.
If you’re singing ’bout Jesus, prove it.
The Muslims are singing your song to a God with no son.

We’re singing “Bless your name”
But if it’s just the same,
We’d rather not say who we’re singing to,
We’re just a bit ashamed.

What’s the matter with Christian music?
We don’t even mention the name of Christ anymore.
The Christian “Top 40 Countdown” proves it.
A nameless “you” is all that we’re singing for.

Radios playing your song.
The Krishnas sing along.
They’re not affected, good or bad,
By your self-focused feelings-based ramblings.
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The reason this is a pet peeve of mine is because we live in a multi-religious culture now, and one can no longer assume that the listener of a song knows you’re singing about Jesus or the God of the Bible. Just visit Detroit – tour the Edsel Ford mansion, and you’ll find a Krishna temple. A few miles away in Hamtramck, they’re issuing the Muslim call to prayer.

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